NOW on PBS RSS feed for PBS programming.http://video.pbs.orgen-ushttp://video.pbs.orgTue, 21 May 2013 10:12:08 -0400Tue, 21 May 2013 10:12:08 -0400http://video.pbs.org/video/1646865561/Host David Brancaccio travels to North Dakota to see how Bremer Bank, a for-profit bank with over a hundred branches in the region, has built and banked local prosperity while some other banks were imploding or collecting hand-outs. Ninety-two percent of the bank is owned by Bremer's own charity - which in turn gives the profits back to the community as grants.http://video.pbs.org/video/1646865561/11/16/2010A bank cultivates prosperity by lending locally and giving profits back.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomyBusinessBusinessCorporate EthicsCorporate EthicsEconomyEconomyTaxesTaxesEmploymentEmploymentLaborLaborSocietySocietyCommunityCommunitySegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/1646795797/US Editor of The Economist, Matthew Bishop sees major problems in America's "obsession" with the ups and downs of the stock market. Bishop tells David Brancaccio that he believes Wall St. requires major reform, especially for the sake of our retirement. He says the short-term drive for profits led Wall St. to play "a casino game of the worst kind," but doesn't think the system is beyond hope.http://video.pbs.org/video/1646795797/11/16/2010US Editor of The Economist says fix captialism by ending obesession with stock values.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomyBusinessBusinessCorporate EthicsCorporate EthicsEconomyEconomyTaxesTaxesEmploymentEmploymentLaborLaborSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/1646818208/Economist Jane D' Arista says retirement funds can be invested locally, avoiding Wall St altogether. "Can we trust these guys? there's no control over retirement," she tells Host David Brancaccio. D'Arista sees co-ops as a model whereby retirement funds bypass large banks and instead are pooled together to finance local businesses. Watch her insightful interview.http://video.pbs.org/video/1646818208/11/16/2010Economist Jane D'Arista says retirement funds can be invested locally, avoiding Wall St.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomyEnvironmentEnvironmentEconomyEconomyTaxesTaxesEmploymentEmploymentLaborLaborIncome & InequalityIncome & InequalitySegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/1646822220/Do people exist to serve the economy, or should the economy exist to serve people? Economist David Korten sits down with Host David Brancaccio and explains why he believes millions of American are waking up to the reality of "misplaced priorities" and choosing "life values over financial values." Find out why he believes the locus of power is shifting away from Wall St, which is fine by him.http://video.pbs.org/video/1646822220/11/16/2010Economist David Korten says power is moving from Wall St. to Main St, which is ok by him.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomyEnvironmentEnvironmentBusinessBusinessCorporate EthicsCorporate EthicsEconomyEconomyTaxesTaxesEmploymentEmploymentLaborLaborIncome & InequalityIncome & InequalitySegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/1646829011/Host David Brancaccio travels to Bellingham, Washington and finds a thriving community where people have pulled together to grow local jobs, using local resources. The result: they've knit together a community that is happier, healthier and more prosperous. See how local initiatives have helped drive down unemployment to rates lower than statewide and national averages.http://video.pbs.org/video/1646829011/11/16/2010A community in Washington state pulls together to grow local jobs, using local resources.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomyEnvironmentEnvironmentBusinessBusinessCorporate EthicsCorporate EthicsEconomyEconomyTaxesTaxesEmploymentEmploymentLaborLaborSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/1646850296/In Cleveland, Ohio Host David Brancaccio meets Mendrick Addison of Evergreen Cooperative Laundry, a worker-owned co-op committed to environmentally-friendly laundry services. He's part of a nationwide co-op movement designed to scale up these enterprises and transform entire communities.http://video.pbs.org/video/1646850296/11/16/2010Worker-owned cooperatives - with lofty goals - are on the rise and scaling up.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomyEconomyEconomyTaxesTaxesEmploymentEmploymentLaborLaborSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/1646854845/Host David Brancaccio visits Yo Mama's Catering, a cooperative of women in Austin, Texas, who are part of a national movement to build and train cooperative groups. Brancaccio witnesses their trials and triumphs as they collaborate to make a better future for themselves and their children. He also tries his hand at making empanadas, with mixed reviews.http://video.pbs.org/video/1646854845/11/16/2010Four women start a catering co-op; part of a national movement to and train co-op groups.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomyEconomyEconomyTaxesTaxesEmploymentEmploymentLaborLaborSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/1646844772/Host David Brancaccio meets a man who has taken the main idea of the tiny house movement to work to create a stunning office. He meets another man, who has created a mini-home - complete with a bed, kitchen, and toilet - that attaches to his bike. Watch why David needs a "sustainable chiropractor" after trying out that bed.http://video.pbs.org/video/1646844772/11/16/2010A man creates a stunning tiny office that improves his work life and his bottom line.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomyEconomyEconomyTaxesTaxesEmploymentEmploymentLaborLaborSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/1646871620/In Portland, Maine Host David Brancaccio meets Richard Rockefeller, a physician from a famous family, who has set up a time bank where community members swap services in a cashless system (lowering taxes). From ditch-digging to legal services, each member does work for others and in return. Watch as David donates an hour weatherizing a house and in return get a sailing lesson on Casco Bay.http://video.pbs.org/video/1646871620/11/16/2010In time banking people swap services in a cashless system - which lowers taxes as well.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsEducationEducationEnvironmentEnvironmentBusinessBusinessCorporate EthicsCorporate EthicsEconomyEconomyTaxesTaxesEmploymentEmploymentLaborLaborSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/1639693320/Do we need to rethink how we measure economic well-being? The leading indicator GDP looks at the value of goods and services but does not consider many quality of life issues, such as a clean environment. Watch this animation to see why coming up with alternative measures may be a good idea.http://video.pbs.org/video/1639693320/11/15/2010Do we need to rethink how we measure well-being? See why it may be a good idea.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomyEconomyEconomyTaxesTaxesEmploymentEmploymentLaborLaborSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/1639690503/Local initiatives are creating sustainable jobs in towns across America as consumers create demand for greener products and services. Even the banks and co-ops are getting involved, keeping profits local and re-investing in their communities, which in turn creates more jobs. Watch this animation, part of "How the New Economy Works," to learn more about a fascinating movement underway in America.http://video.pbs.org/video/1639690503/11/15/2010Where are the jobs of the future going to come from? Watch this animation to find out.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomyBusinessBusinessCorporate EthicsCorporate EthicsEconomyEconomyTaxesTaxesEmploymentEmploymentLaborLaborSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/1639674622/Do we need to rethink how we measure economic well-being? The leading indicator GDP looks at the value of goods and services but does not consider many quality of life issues, such as a clean environment. Watch this animation, part of "How the New Economy Works," to see why coming up with alternative measures may be a good idea.http://video.pbs.org/video/1639674622/11/15/2010Do we need to rethink how we measure well-being? Find out why it may be a good idea.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomyEconomyEconomyTaxesTaxesEmploymentEmploymentLaborLaborSegmenthttp://video.pbs.org/video/1616543504/In a one-hour PBS special, Host David Brancaccio visits communities across America using innovative approaches to create jobs and build prosperity in our new economy.http://video.pbs.org/video/1616543504/10/19/2010Innovative approaches to create jobs and build prosperity in our new economy.nrTechnologyTechnologyTransportation & InfrastructureTransportation & InfrastructureGlobal WarmingGlobal WarmingBusinessBusinessCorporate EthicsCorporate EthicsEconomyEconomyTaxesTaxesEmploymentEmploymentLaborLaborSocietySocietyCommunityCommunityIncome & InequalityIncome & InequalityPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/1462765619/NOW on PBS goes off the air with a look back at our most memorable moments. In the special, NOW examines economic hardships and innovative solutions, the human faces behind the health care fight, environmental crises both here and around the world, and more issues that defined and changed us.http://video.pbs.org/video/1462765619/09/14/2010The series finale of NOW on PBS: A must-see television event.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsGovernmentGovernmentPoliticsPoliticsEconomyEconomyTaxesTaxesHealth CareHealth CareSocietySocietyCommunityCommunityIraq WarIraq WarEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1462759653/NOW on PBS has been covering the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan for as long as we've been on the air. NOW's work -- which includes being embedded with U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan, meeting soldiers' families in Texas, taking fire in Iraq's Anbar Province, and seeing how we treat wounded veterans back home -- shines a new light on human costs of war, and the price we pay going forward.http://video.pbs.org/video/1462759653/09/14/2010The wars in Iraq in Afghanistan -- on the ground over eight years.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsNational SecurityNational SecurityTerrorismTerrorismIraq WarIraq WarEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1462749511/NOW looks back on eight years of in-depth investigative reporting to examine what's been uncovered and accomplished, as well as what still needs to be done to preserve and enhance our democracy. Is true investigative journalism disappearing just when we need it most? Compare past to present through our NOW on PBS lens, and decide for yourselves.http://video.pbs.org/video/1462749511/09/14/2010Going inside the economic meltdown and the role of government.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsPoliticsPoliticsBusinessBusinessCorporate EthicsCorporate EthicsEconomyEconomyTaxesTaxesEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1462738956/How to revitalize America's towns? Braddock, Pennsylvania's Mayor John Fetterman -- dubbed "America's Coolest Mayor" by The New York Times -- is taking some unconventional approaches to re-inspiring its residents. Braddock is being revitalized with new youth and art programs, renovations of abandoned real estate, and bold plans to attract artists and green industries.http://video.pbs.org/video/1462738956/09/14/2010Revitalizing America's towns: Has one unorthodox mayor found a path to success?nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSocial IssuesSocial IssuesPoliticsPoliticsSocietySocietyCommunityCommunityEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1458533846/With its innovative plan to keep released inmates from coming back, the Sheridan Correctional Center is trying to redefine "tough on crime" by being the largest fully dedicated drug prison in the country. The approach involves aggressive counseling, job training, and following the convicts after they get out. Can their novel approach keep convicts out of jail for good?http://video.pbs.org/video/1458533846/09/14/2010Can an innovative program cut America's prison population?nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsGovernmentGovernmentSocietySocietyCommunityCommunityEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1452296560/NOW talks with filmmaker Josh Fox about "Gasland", his Sundance award-winning documentary on the surprising consequences of natural gas drilling. Fox's film -- inspired when the gas company came to his hometown -- alleges chronic illness, animal-killing toxic waste, disastrous explosions, and regulatory missteps.http://video.pbs.org/video/1452296560/09/14/2010Will the boom in natural gas drilling contaminate America's water supply?nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsScience & TechnologyScience & TechnologyPoliticsPoliticsEnvironmentEnvironmentEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1424727683/Last year the Obama Administration removed federal protection for some wolves in Yellowstone National Park paving the way for controversial state-regulated wolf hunts. The move has wolf advocates fuming, with more than a dozen conservation groups suing the Interior Department to restore federal protections. NOW reports on this war over wolves and implications for the area.http://video.pbs.org/video/1424727683/09/14/2010Is Obama breaking his promise to protect endangered species?nrEnvironmentEnvironmentSocietySocietyCommunityCommunityEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1418398159/From the raucous tea party rallies to the painful sacrifices families are making behind closed doors, voter angst and anger are sweeping the country like a storm. Directly in its path: the 2010 midterm elections. NOW examines the strong impact this groundswell has already had on electoral politics, and what we can expect in November..http://video.pbs.org/video/1418398159/09/14/2010Will angry voters toss out the incumbents this fall?nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsPoliticsPoliticsElectionsElectionsEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1411964425/NOW talks with filmmaker Eric Metzgar about "Reporter," his documentary about the international reporting trips of New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof. In the film, Metzgar provides fascinating insight into how Kristof breaks through and gets us to think deeply about people and issues half a world away.http://video.pbs.org/video/1411964425/09/14/2010Getting more Americans to care about global crises.nrForeign AffairsForeign AffairsMediaMediaSocietySocietyCommunityCommunityEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1405826758/Now that the Democratic Party has the legislative upper hand, are they willing to negotiate away reproductive rights for other political gains? NOW goes to Allentown, PA to ask: Are abortion rights now in jeopardy at the very hands of the party that has historically protected them? Among those interviewed are pro-life Democratic U.S. Representative Bart Stupak and former DNC Chairman Howard Dean.http://video.pbs.org/video/1405826758/09/14/2010Has the Democratic Party abandoned support of reproductive rights?nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsSocial IssuesSocial IssuesPoliticsPoliticsHealth CareHealth CareSocietySocietyCommunityCommunityWomenWomenEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1399524889/Haiti's catastrophic earthquake exacerbated a common and lethal emergency in Haiti: Dying during childbirth. NOW meets with members of the Haitian Health Foundation, a group that aims to lower Haiti's maternity mortality rate via pre-natal visits, education, and emergency ambulance runs for pregnant women.http://video.pbs.org/video/1399524889/09/14/2010Working to save the lives of mothers during childbirth in Haiti.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsHealthHealthWeather & Natural DisastersWeather & Natural DisastersHealth CareHealth CareEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1386970200/NOW talks to professor Bob McChesney and journalist John Nichols about the perils of a shrinking news media landscape, and their bold proposal to save noncommercial journalism with government subsidies. Their new book is "The Death and Life of American Journalism: The Media Revolution that Will Begin the World Again."http://video.pbs.org/video/1386970200/09/14/2010A radical plan to save journalism in AmericanrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomyMediaMediaBusinessBusinessCorporate EthicsCorporate EthicsMediaMediaArts & CultureArts & CultureEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1380488936/NOW reports from Pakistan's dangerous and pivotal border with Afghanistan, where Pentagon war planners acknowledge many of the enemy fighters and their leaders are based. The U.S. has been relying on Pakistan to act against Taliban militants there, but the Pakistani army's commitment is in question.http://video.pbs.org/video/1380488936/09/14/2010Fighting the Afghanistan War, in Pakistan.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsGlobal AffairsGlobal AffairsNational SecurityNational SecurityDefenseDefenseMilitaryMilitaryTerrorismTerrorismForeign AffairsForeign AffairsEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1373070751/There are places in the world where the success of a soap opera is measured not just in TV ratings, but in human lives. NOW travels to Kenya, where ambitious producers and actors hope one such TV show, "The Team", can help foster peace amongst the country's 42 official tribes.http://video.pbs.org/video/1373070751/09/14/2010Can a soap opera bring about social change?nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsMediaMediaSocial IssuesSocial IssuesSocietySocietyCommunityCommunityArts & CultureArts & CultureEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1356376073/Why are we sending thousands of military personnel to Guam?http://video.pbs.org/video/1356376073/09/14/2010Why are we sending thousands of military personnel to Guam?nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsEnvironmentEnvironmentGovernmentGovernmentNational SecurityNational SecurityEnvironmentEnvironmentDefenseDefenseMilitaryMilitaryForeign AffairsForeign AffairsEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1342133632/The Maldives, a nation of roughly 1200 low-lying islands in the Indian Ocean, could be underwater by the end of this century if climate change causes ocean levels to rise. On the eve of the big climate summit in Copenhagen, the country's president, Mohamed Nasheed, is warning of a massive exodus from the Maldives if drastic global action is not taken.http://video.pbs.org/video/1342133632/09/14/2010Desperate efforts to keep climate change from drowning entire nations.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsGlobal AffairsGlobal AffairsGlobal WarmingGlobal WarmingEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1337594205/The Pentagon estimates that as many as one in five American soldiers are coming home from war zones with traumatic brain injuries. But lost in the reports of these returning soldiers are the stories of family members who often sacrifice everything to care for them. NOW reveals how little has been done to help these family caregivers, and reports on dedicated efforts to support them.http://video.pbs.org/video/1337594205/09/14/2010Caregivers and America's new wounded warriorsnrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsHealthHealthNational SecurityNational SecuritySocial IssuesSocial IssuesDefenseDefenseMilitaryMilitaryHealth CareHealth CareEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1330052613/What exactly is going on with the economy? Stocks are up and big bonuses are back, but while they're throwing parties on Wall Street, there's pain on Main Street. NOW gets answers and insight from Harvard professor Elizabeth Warren, who's been heading up the congressional panel overseeing how the bailout money is being spent.http://video.pbs.org/video/1330052613/09/14/2010What's wrong with the economy and what's being done about it?nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomyEconomyEconomyTaxesTaxesIncome & InequalityIncome & InequalityEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1321593273/Only one year after a historic election rerouted the course of America's political culture, do the 2009 election results show momentum swinging in the opposite direction? NOW's David Brancaccio talks to political author and columnist David Sirota about populist anger, the Obama administration's successes and failures, and how this week's election results foreshadow the state of politics in 2010.http://video.pbs.org/video/1321593273/09/14/2010What do the 2009 election results say about America's future?nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsPoliticsPoliticsElectionsElectionsEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1317004630/NOW investigates how the Danish government and Better Place are working together to put electric cars into the hands of as many Danish families as possible. The idea is still having trouble getting out of the garage here in America, but Denmark could be an inspiration.http://video.pbs.org/video/1317004630/09/14/2010Will green energy and electric cars drive a new global climate change plan?nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsScience & TechnologyScience & TechnologyEnvironmentEnvironmentScienceScienceTechnologyTechnologyEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1305543836/Is climate change turning coastal countries into water worlds? NOW travels to Bangladesh to examine some innovative solutions being implemented in a country where entire communities are inundated by water, battered by cyclones, and flooded from their homes.http://video.pbs.org/video/1305543836/09/14/2010Is climate change turning coastal countries into water worlds?nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsEnvironmentEnvironmentSocial IssuesSocial IssuesWeather & Natural DisastersWeather & Natural DisastersGlobal WarmingGlobal WarmingEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1301585391/By the year 2020, a nationwide shortage of up to 500,000 trained nurses could mean that hundreds of thousands of patients will receive less attention and substandard treatment. NOW on PBS takes a hard look at the strains this crisis is placing on the entire medical system, as well as innovative efforts to reverse the trend.http://video.pbs.org/video/1301585391/09/14/2010Investigating an urgent health care problem -- a critical shortage of nurses.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsHealthHealthEmploymentEmploymentLaborLaborHealth CareHealth CareEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1290171933/How did private discussions between seniors and their doctors about end-of-life choices for the very ill or dying become a flash point in the national health care debate? NOW travels to Wisconsin to sit in on some of these sessions and see how health care reform could profoundly affect the lives of American seniors.http://video.pbs.org/video/1290171933/09/14/2010The truth about end-of-life planning.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsGovernmentGovernmentHealth CareHealth CareEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1275928196/As the health care debate rages in Washington, NOW travels to the nation's heartland to see what reform could mean for the middle class. NOW Senior Correspondent Maria Hinojosa meets two tight-knit Oklahoma families whose problems with private health insurance left them unable to get proper medical care--and on the brink of financial ruin.http://video.pbs.org/video/1275928196/09/14/2010Can your health insurance coverage still leave you uncovered?nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsHealthHealthHealth CareHealth CareEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1267855478/Commercial surrogacy is banned in almost every developed country in the world except the United States, making it a land of opportunity for parents around the world. NOW investigates how shady surrogacy services and a lack of regulation in the U.S. may be defrauding hopeful couples and victimizing mothers trying to help them.http://video.pbs.org/video/1267855478/09/14/2010Are babies being bought and sold in the United States?nrHealthHealthNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsHealthHealthSocial IssuesSocial IssuesWomenWomenEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1250543682/NOW travels to the village of Rwinkwavu to meet the Rwandan doctors, nurses and villagers who are teaming up with Boston-based Partners in Health and the Rwandan government to deliver medicine and medical counseling door-to-door. Would such an innovation work in America?http://video.pbs.org/video/1250543682/09/14/2010Can a health care innovation in Rwanda work in the U.S.?nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsHealthHealthHealth CareHealth CareEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1242601542/NOW on PBS investigates the controversial tactic of "preventative detention," a government plan that may detain suspects indefinitely without trial or even formal charges. Implementing such a plan may have far-reaching consequences on not just our fight against terrorism, but the integrity of the U.S. Constitution and the cause of human rights.http://video.pbs.org/video/1242601542/09/14/2010The controversial tactic of "preventative detention."nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsGovernmentGovernmentNational SecurityNational SecurityTerrorismTerrorismLaw & CourtsLaw & CourtsEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1231019005/Where should America be placing its bets for moving our economy and what would you personally sacrifice for it? Correspondent Miles O'Brien looks at the contemporary needs, challenges, and solutions for transporting vital cargo across America, and how those decisions affect the way you live, work, and travel.http://video.pbs.org/video/1231019005/09/14/2010Would you pay more in taxes to fix roads and rail?nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomyScience & TechnologyScience & TechnologyBusinessBusinessCorporate EthicsCorporate EthicsEconomyEconomyTaxesTaxesEmploymentEmploymentLaborLaborEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1215460603/NOW travels to Nevada, where a huge budget deficit, spiking unemployment, and cuts in Medicaid and other public services are forcing people to gamble with their own lives. Recently, the only public hospital in Las Vegas had to shut its doors to cancer patients and pregnant women. Should the government be helping out?http://video.pbs.org/video/1215460603/09/14/2010How the economic collapse is creating a health care calamity.nrHealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomyPoliticsPoliticsEconomyEconomyTaxesTaxesHealth CareHealth CareEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1173115791/NOW travels to California, which has the most ambitious clean energy plan in the nation. But the state's efforts face stiff opposition from property owners and conservationists who prefer renewable energy from "local sources," such as photovoltaic rooftop solar panels.http://video.pbs.org/video/1173115791/09/14/2010Why the green energy dream may not happen.nrTechnologyTechnologyEnergy & EnvironmentEnergy & EnvironmentEnvironmentEnvironmentEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1173076635/NOW on PBS visits Atlanta, Georgia to see how one American city is handling the tragic phenomenon of child prostitution. It is one of 27 American cities where the problem seems to be spinning out of control.http://video.pbs.org/video/1173076635/09/14/2010Can we stop a child prostitution epidemic in our own country?nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsGovernmentGovernmentSocial IssuesSocial IssuesSocietySocietyCommunityCommunityLaw & CourtsLaw & CourtsWomenWomenEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1177174194/The Obama Administration recently released its proposal for financial regulatory reform, but before change comes to Wall Street, a reform plan has to get through Congress with its teeth intact. David Brancaccio sits with Zanny Minton Beddoes, economics editor for The Economist magazine, to review the proposal and its ramifications for America.http://video.pbs.org/video/1177174194/09/14/2010How Obama's proposal to reform Wall Street might affect your finances.nrEconomyEconomyTaxesTaxesEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1177098418/NOW travels to Israel to see how a lifetime of war shapes the psyche of a nation where almost every able-bodied man and woman must serve in the military. NOW goes inside Israel's defense forces -- where few have gone before -- to speak with reservists about the impact of constant war on both their lives and their world view.http://video.pbs.org/video/1177098418/09/14/2010How does living with war affect Israelis' view the world?nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsGlobal AffairsGlobal AffairsPoliticsPoliticsForeign AffairsForeign AffairsEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1178646042/Once one of the most dangerous and violent cities in the West Bank, Jenin was the scene of frequent battles between the Israeli military and Palestinian fighters, and was the hometown of more than two dozen suicide bombers. Today, however, there's been a huge turnaround. Jenin is now the center of an international effort to build a safe and economically prosperous Palestinian state.http://video.pbs.org/video/1178646042/09/14/2010Can a breakthrough experiment finally bring peace to the West Bank?nrHistoryHistoryWorldWorldNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsGlobal AffairsGlobal AffairsNational SecurityNational SecurityReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsTerrorismTerrorismForeign AffairsForeign AffairsReligionReligionEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1171001273/NOW travels to Texas to meet border families who fear losing their property, their safety, and their way of life. Many question if the U.S.-Mexico border fence can keep people from sneaking in at all. An even greater worry may be the virtual fence the Obama administration is planning for the remaining 1,300 miles of border, at an estimated cost of nearly $7 billion.http://video.pbs.org/video/1171001273/05/17/2012Are private contractors making billions on a fence that won't even work?nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsGovernmentGovernmentNational SecurityNational SecuritySocial IssuesSocial IssuesSocietySocietyCommunityCommunityRaceRaceEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1171014172/NOW looks at a growing body of evidence that suggests climate change is affecting the chemistry of the seas, which could have potentially catastrophic results on the way we live. NOW travels deep into our oceans with a scientist from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and help from other researchers for a first hand look at this stunning sea change, and what we can do about it.http://video.pbs.org/video/1171014172/05/17/2012Climate change and our oceans.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsEnvironmentEnvironmentScience & NatureScience & NatureEarthEarthEnvironmentEnvironmentGlobal WarmingGlobal WarmingEnvironmentEnvironmentEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1165158506/Max Rameau of Take Back the Land says they foreclosed homes shouldn't go to waste. He encourages and facilitates homeless "squatting." It's an idea that addresses both homelessness and foreclosed homes -- and it's also completely illegal.http://video.pbs.org/video/1165158506/09/14/2010What to do with foreclosed houses -- How about letting homeless families move in?nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomySocial IssuesSocial IssuesEconomyEconomyTaxesTaxesSocietySocietyCommunityCommunityIncome & InequalityIncome & InequalityEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1158570286/NOW follows the story of a single mother in Baltimore trying to dig herself out of a $70,000 student loan debt. While issues of personal responsibility are debated, there's no question the high price of higher education is creating an ocean of student loan debt for people who can least afford it -- and yet another frustrating complication for America's economic recovery.http://video.pbs.org/video/1158570286/09/14/2010How massive student loan debts are sinking American dreams.nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomyEducationEducationEducationEducationIncome & InequalityIncome & InequalityEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1150923052/The murder of Dr. George Tiller has reignited the abortion debate, and raised the question: should violence against medical doctors who perform abortions be viewed and prosecuted as domestic terrorism? NOW sits down with two of the remaining handful of doctors who publicly acknowledge performing late abortions, including Leroy Carhart, a fellow doctor in Tiller's Wichita, Kansas clinic.http://video.pbs.org/video/1150923052/09/14/2010Should violence against doctors who perform abortions be viewed as domestic terrorism?nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsHealthHealthSocial IssuesSocial IssuesHealth CareHealth CareSocietySocietyCommunityCommunityLaw & CourtsLaw & CourtsWomenWomenEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1143263943/Americans have a longstanding love affair with food -- the modern supermarket has, on average, 47,000 products. But do we really know what goes into making the products we consume? David Brancaccio talks with filmmaker Robert Kenner, the director of Food, Inc., which takes a hard look at the secretive and surprising journey food takes on the way from processing plants to our dinner tables.http://video.pbs.org/video/1143263943/09/14/2010Behind the food we love - Secrets that giant food companies don't want you to know.nrHealthHealthFitness & NutritionFitness & NutritionScience & NatureScience & NatureEnvironmentEnvironmentBusinessBusinessCorporate EthicsCorporate EthicsEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1136462398/NOW on PBS talks with environmental activist Van Jones, founder of "Green For All," a group dedicated to bringing green jobs to disadvantaged Americans. In March, Jones was appointed Special Advisor on Green Jobs at the President's Council for Environmental Quality. Now that he has the President's ear, will Jones be creating a new career frontier for America?http://video.pbs.org/video/1136462398/09/14/2010Is the "green jobs" surge coming to your city and state?nrCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCommunityCommunityNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomyEnvironmentEnvironmentEnvironmentEnvironmentEmploymentEmploymentLaborLaborEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1146758885/NOW on PBS partners with best-selling author and journalist Robert Lacey to investigate the surprising success of Saudi Arabia's approach to dealing with extremists -- without torture or water-boarding. Given extraordinary access to the Saudi Arabian Interior Ministry and its practices, Lacey visits terrorist rehabilitation camps that use "soft policing" tactics to be nice to the bad guys.http://video.pbs.org/video/1146758885/09/14/2010Can terrorists be rehabilitated with kindness?nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsGlobal AffairsGlobal AffairsGovernmentGovernmentNational SecurityNational SecurityTerrorismTerrorismEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1146753456/A record 115,000 U.N. peacekeepers are now deployed in 20 countries, and their mission is more vital than ever. But critics and insiders alike are openly worried that the current peacekeeping model is overstretched -- and at risk of failure. NOW travels to the Democratic Republic of the Congo to witness today's largest and most expensive peacekeeping operation.http://video.pbs.org/video/1146753456/09/14/2010Are U.N. peacekeepers failing their mission to protect the world?nrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsGlobal AffairsGlobal AffairsGovernmentGovernmentDefenseDefenseMilitaryMilitaryForeign AffairsForeign AffairsEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1146742678/How do we fight both the swine flu pandemic and our fear of it? NOW sits down with Dr. Larry Brilliant, one of the most prominent figures in world health, to find out. The two discuss how high tech tools are making it easier for scientists to detect global outbreaks, the critical importance of early detection and early response, and how the current pandemic has yet to show its real hand.http://video.pbs.org/video/1146742678/09/14/2010Swine flu: High tech tools to track the pandemicnrHealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesTechnologyTechnologyHealthHealthScienceScienceTechnologyTechnologyHealth CareHealth CareSocietySocietyCommunityCommunityEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1146718576/How is Secretary of Education Arne Duncan going to spend $100 billion in stimulus money -- almost twice the education budget -- to fix our nation's schools? NOW travels to Chicago to investigate the collateral damage of a top-to-bottom school makeover, and to get a glimpse of what the future of education might look like for the rest of the country.http://video.pbs.org/video/1146718576/09/14/2010Obama's radical plan to reboot public educationnrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsEducationEducationPoliticsPoliticsEducationEducationEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1146783007/A shocking reality: A backlog in processing rape kits -- crucial evidence in arresting violent predators -- is delaying and sometimes denying justice for tens of thousands of American women. NOW travels to Los Angeles County to investigate why it has the largest known rape kit backlog in the country -- over 12,000 kits are sitting untested in police storage facilities.http://video.pbs.org/video/1146783007/09/14/2010NOW investigates the enormous backlog in rape casesnrNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsGovernmentGovernmentSocial IssuesSocial IssuesScience & NatureScience & NatureForensics & InvestigationsForensics & InvestigationsLaw & CourtsLaw & CourtsWomenWomenEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1146684618/In a special one-hour NOW on PBS, David Brancaccio and environmentalist Conrad Anker -- one of the world's leading high altitude climbers -- adventure to the Gangotri Glacier in the Himalayan Mountains, the source of the Ganges River, to witness the effects of global warming first-hand.http://video.pbs.org/video/1146684618/09/14/2010The impact of global warming on the HimilayasnrScience & NatureScience & NatureEarthEarthEnvironmentEnvironmentGlobal WarmingGlobal WarmingEnvironmentEnvironmentEpisode